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No trucks on Jakarta-Cikampek toll nearing Idul Fitri holidays
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Hundreds of travelers struggle to move through traffic on the Nagreg-Pamucatan road, which serves as the main access route for travelers heading to Bandung from Central Java, Garut and Tasikmalaya, on July 10, 2016. (JP/Arya Dipa)
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oll road operator Jasa Marga will bar trucks from travelling on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road starting from a week prior to the Idul Fitri holidays to a week after, or from June 19 to July 3.
“The regulation is based on a letter we received from the Transportation Ministry’s land transportation directorate,” Jasa Marga Jakarta-Cikampek spokesman Handoyono said as quoted by kompas.com on Friday.
Only some trucks belonging to certain crucial businesses are allowed to operate until four days before Idul Fitri. Then, the toll road will be free from all kinds of trucks until four days after Idul Fitri, when those specific trucks will be able to use the road again.
Handoyono said Jasa Marga and traffic police would coordinate on the implementation of the policy.
Trucks with loads are feared to move slowly on the toll road and worsen traffic jams, which are expected to peak due to the home-bound exodus.
“We predict the traffic outflow will start on the fourth day before Idul Fitri,” Handoyono said.
Jasa Marga assistant vice president of corporate communication Dwiman Heru said this policy did not apply to certain trucks, which were directly related to public interest such as trucks carrying daily needs and fuel.
“Upon violation, we ask for police to take action against truck drivers and to intensify document checks,” Heru said. (dra/dmr)
